Ticket issuing and recording machine.



PATENTBD MAY 21, 1907.

J. F. OEMER & E. H. BRIDENBAUGH.

TICKET ISSUING AND RECORDING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED 00'1.7, 1905.

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J, P. OHMER & E. H, BRIDENBAUGH TICKET ISEaUING AND REGURBING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OGT.7,1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

, Application filed October 7, 1905. -Beria1No. 281,750.

i i Y STATES; OFFICE;

.JoHN FIOHMER AND ELMER H. BRID NBA GH, oF hAYToN, OHIO. ASSIGINL, one TO OHMER FAREREGISTER COMPANY,OF ROCHESTER, TICKET lss'ume AND nsconoms 'MIACHINE.

' Patented ma 21, 1907.

To all whom rlt may Be it known that we, JQHN F. OHMER and ELMER H. BRIDENBAUGH, citizens of the United States, residing atDayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio,

have invented flcertain new and useful Impfovements in Ticket Issuing and Recording achines; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable-others skilled in the art to which it ap ertains to make and use the same, reference eing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which J form a part of this specification. v

This invention relates to improvements in ticket-issuing machines for public conveyances upon which passengers are conveyed from one point to another. v

. The object of the invention is to effect certain improvements in the mechanism of ticket-issuing and recording machines of the type shown-and described in Letters Patent No. 789,333, which was granted to John F. Ohmer, (one of the applicants) May 9th, 1905.

The resent improvements relate to the means or perforating the ticket at various points, and to means for elevating the pressure roller from the feed roller when such becomes necessa in order to insure an accurate feeding o the tickets; and to further means herelnafter described and claimed.-

The tickets used .are previously. rinted, are consecutively numbered and are e'd from a continuous strip concealed within the ma chine. It will therefore be seen that the perforations must be at all times accurate; in other words, the articular data to be punched from each ticket must be moved in alinement with thepunches or perforators in each operation of the machine. In the continued operations of the machine, owing to the constant feed of- -the paper, there is some liability of- -the dataupon .each particular ticket shifting out of alinernent with the L punches or perforators. This at times may require an a ustment of the ticket strip, and in order that said adjustment may be easily accomplished without openin the casing of the machine, means are provi ed which may be operated through the operating lever to release the ticket strip and permit an adjust- 'tobe ment thereof without opening the machine, when. it is discoveredthat the perforations in the tickets are becoming out of accurate positions relative to the data'on said tickets almost in constant operation, it wi be readily seen that the punched portions from the NEW YORK. 5

erforated. As these machines aretickets will accumulate fast, and that in order I to preserve the working of the machine, these punched portions must not be permitted to drop into the machine. To prevent this, we provide a receptacle for the upper punches which catches the punched portions.

Preceding a detail description of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, of which Figure. 1, is a vertical sectional side elevation of the casing, showing the interior mechanism for permitting the adjustment of the ticket strip when such becomes necessary.

2, is a front elevation with the front, portion of the casing removed. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the ticket-issuing and perforatin mechanism. Figs. 45 and 6, are deta views of the punch or Fig. 7,is a view of a form of ticket esigned to be used in the machine. Figs. 891O and 11, sheet 3, illustrate adjustment mechanism by which the feed of the ticket strip is regulatedby varying the pressure upon the feed erforator.

roll. 2

In a detail description of the invention,

similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

As shown in Fig. 3, the unch-actuating devices and the ticket-fem mg devices are substantially the same as those shown and described in the patent heretofore referred to; these are located within a proper housing or casing 1, m a sultable portion of which is mounted a continuous roll 2 or supply of printed tickets 3 similar to those shown in Fig. 7. This strip of tickets passes upward 1n the'rear of the casing between an inner guide wall 4 and an outer plate .5, and thence upwardly and horizontally across the upper portion of the machine through an upper guide wall 6 and a lower guide wall 7, and

discharges at the front of the machine where each ticket is detachedbythe hand of the operator. The plates 5"and 7 have transverse slots 8 therein, the number of said slots corresponding with the number of punches or perforators9 which are mounted in proxin i ity to said plates. The plate also performs the additional function of holding the ticketstrip against the outwardpressure exerted thereon by the punches in the operations of punching said tickets It may be stated,

owever, that instead of the apertured late 5, a series of parallel bars may be-emp oyed with intervening open spaces; the open spaces in this case would perform the functions of the apertures 8 in the plate 5, and the bars themselves would serve as guides for the moving ticket-strip and would also serve to hold the ticket-strip against the outward pressure ofthe punches. This slight modification requires no illustration in the drawings, as it siinply amounts to cutting the plate 5 into a number of bars or parts and attaching them withintervening open spaces. The punches or perforators are mounted in housings or guides 10 in which they are movable and are provided with returning springs 9'. The lower ends of said punches are pro-' vided with V-shaped notches 11 which extend ocntrallyacross the engaging end of each of said perforators-sce Figs. 5 and 6.

Each of said punches isinr-unted in a position in line with one of the slots 8, and mounted over or in front of each of said slots 8, is a yielding or resilient ll'lllllwl or bar 12, the ends 13 of which are secured to the plates 5 and 7 at one-side of the slots 8. As shown in Fig. 4', the resilient portion of each of said bars 12, lies lengthwise of the slots 8 and centrally thereof, and in a position below the notch 11 in the end of the punch or perforatickets are engaged between the notched ends of the punches and the portions of the b rs 12 which lie across the openings 8. In

tli operations of punching the tickets, these bars yield, as before stated, by reasons of the openings 8, and a complete pcrforationor punching is made by said punches or per forators. The ticket as shown in Fig. 7, shows the perforations 14 as made by the punches on this particular ticket. The upper punches or perforators punch the figures representing the hours and fractional arts thereof and the directions, while the ower series of punches or perforators punch the time and the dates, together with the months. The punches or perforatofia are all operated simultaneously upon eaclrde ressiunof the operating lever 15. The resilient members 12, in addition to providing a coperating yielding impact for the punches,

so serve as a means for throwing said.

punches hack to their normal positi'pns after each operation, in this, they supplement the springs 9 oh said punches.

The lever 15 is fulcrumed on shaft 16 u on which the feed roller-actuating spur whee 17 is mounted, also the ratchet wheel 18, said wheels 17 and 18 being-rigid upon the shaft.

Carried upon said lever 15 is a ratchet pawl 19 which engages the ratchet wheel-18 and ,actuates the spur wheel 17 upon each upward movement of said lever.

The wheel 17 en ages a pinion 20 upon shaft 21 of the feed rum 22 and rotates said 24 which are pivotedto the sides of the cas-- ing. The lever 15 is engaged by a slotted pitman 25, said pitman resting on shoulder 25f and held in position by a stud 26 which passes through an angularslot in the body of said pitman and thereby permits of the necessary movement being imparted to the pitman from said lever. In Fig. 3, this pitman is shown to rest upon the shoulder 25 on said lever 15, and is held in such position by means of a spring 27; a' similar-spring 28 engages a pawl 29 and holds the latter in en gagcnient with the ratchet wheel to prevent any backward movement of said wheel dur-' ing the operations of the machine.

From the pitman 25, the various punches or perforators are operated through the followin devices and in a'manner similar 'to that escribe'd in the patent hereinbefoi'e referred to. The vertical or rear series of punches have actuators 30 which are fixed to shafts 31. Extending from the up rmost one of said shafts, is an arm 32 whic is piv-- oted to the pitman 25. The lower series of actuators 30 are connected to this arm 32 by a link bar 33. ries of actuators 30 are similarly connected by means of arms 32 and link 33. The shaft'31 The upper or horizontal seof one of these upper actuators is connected to the upper end of the pitman 25 so that it will be seen all the actuators 30 are'connected to this operating lever orpitman 25,

and that when said pitman is operated by.

the lever 15 in each feed of tickets, all of the perforators 30 will be operated to punch the tickets at the desired pla'ces.

In the upper portion of the casing below the punch openings 88 in-the. upper late 7, there is a stationary receptacle 34 w ichreceives the confetti or punched portiofis of the tickets and prevents the same from falling into the machine to clog it up. The re ceptacle is open at its rear end to permit of the punched ortions being removed by tilting the mac ine when the back or door is opened. The punched portions of the tickets from the vertical series of punches fall izo eat a; the ifs-a3; (enema-m g whaling back orrear door-'is opened;

ro oratonsl q The operating lever 15 hasupon it a'shoulder 15. .In thenormal opi e ry tpishift the paper to bring F 1,. iliustrates the meliianism forelevatingt pressure roller 23; wheiiit becomes r pos'itronfielative to the pun orations ofti'ie machine, this shoulder is not utilized;but-whenever it is desired to shiftor adjilst the strip of tickets to bring tlie tickets iowere'dibeloyv its vnorm in proper: position, the 0 rating lever is I A travel iuntil it'enga'gesaflug on one end of a bell'cranklever 36gwhichis pivoted 'to the frame at 36. '37 is lever whichis connected with j llever 36 bj link38, and u n this lever 37 an iarm 39'nbrmaliy rests. with the frame 24 uponwhich the pressure 39 is connected roller 323 isfsuppcrted, and is thus held in 'tion relative: to the lever 37. It wi beseen that when the lever 36.is actuated',---th upper lever '37 will have its upper end or that ,end; engaging the arm 39, elevated to-lift the pressure roller 23 away from the feedroller 22, and the. levers 36 and 37 are maintained in such position by holding the operating lever 15 in itslowe'r position as .shownin' .dotted lines in Fig. 1', while the other hand shifts or adjusts the t cket strip to its iroper ositiori from the exterior of the machine. T e end of the ticket pro'ecting same may be compensated for by increasing or decreasing the. pressure of the pressure roller upon the feed roller. For example, if the ticket strip is feedingtoo fast, an 1 increased pressure upon said ticket strip will cause said ticket strip to feed slower, and vice versa:

Referring to Figs. 8 and 9, the arms 24 which sup ort the pressure roller 23', are provided witi a tension spring 40 which surrounds a stud or pin 41 and has its lower end projected below the transverse ortion of said arnis. The other end of sai s ring 40 is held by a pin 42 which projects aterally from an angle plate 43 which is suitably guided in a slot 44 in the upper ortion of the framel. This angle plate 43; ms its upper end-projected at right angles to receive an adjusting screw 45. This adjusting screw has its head terminated in a finger-piece 46 which lies above the top of the casing in a position to be turned by the fingers to elevate or lower the plate 43. The tension of the spring 40 is thereby increased or decreased to 'the top of the arms 24 screw-threaded post' 47. of this post 47 is devoid of screw-threads and e dam rtflt'wmch as a corr l p effect upon thepressure roller 23 through the supportmg'arms 24;, The amount of movenient of. the adjusting screw is very slight inorder to decreaseorincrease the tension of I thesring40.

Inigs. 10 and 11, ashght modification is shown consisting of applying the pressure on y means of a flanged c0llar'48 which screws up and downupon a i The lower portion is supported upon the plate or wall 6. The

stud or pin 41 around which the spring40 is:

coiled, passes through said 0st and the spring, as, in' Fig. 8, projects be ow the cross- 8 piece of the arms 24 at its lower end. The

'upper-end of said'spring is secured to a'stationary pin 49 that projects from a side of the casing. The hub of the flange 48 is engaged by a sleeve 50 which screws upon the screw that by screwing. down the sleeve 50, the

s .48 above said-hub, said sleeve being provided with the finger-piece 46. It will thus be seen.

flange 48 impartsmovement to the arms 24 and the pressure roller 23 is accordingly raised or lowered to the desired extent tomlieve .or increase the'pressure upon the strip of tickets.

Having described our invention, we claim:

1. In a ticket machine the combination with ticket-issuing mechanism, of a punch to perforate the tickets at selected points, a re-.

silient member lyingtransverselv to the plane 0F the punc a and co-operating with said punch in perfo rating the tickets, and means for holding the tickets against the-outward pressure 0 the punch.

2. In a ticket machine, the combination with ticket-issuing mechanism, of a seriesof ticket punches to perforate the tickets at se lected. points, a resilient member lying in the nd in the path thereof,

path of each point and (Io-operating therewith-to perforate the tickets, andmeans adjacent to said resilient members for holding the tickets while being perforated.

3. In a ticket machine, the combination I with ticketiss 1ing mechanism, of a series of' ticket unches actuated by said mechanism to perf rate the tickets, a series of resilient members lying in ,the paths of. andtransversely to said ticket punches and co-operat ing therewith in punching the'tickets, and

means for holding the tickets against the.

7 against the on :mard pressure of the pjun pressure exerted by the perforators. v

. 6. In a ticket-issuing machine, the combinationwith ticket-feeding devices adapted to feed previously printed tickets from a continuoue roll or strip, of a plurali y of punches so arranged that each punch perforate selected data from a different part ofeaeh ticket, said punches being operated each time through the ticket-feeding mechanism, a series of resilient members mounted in the paths of said punches and 'coj-operatin therewith in perforating the tickets, an means for holding the tickets against the pressure of the punches.

' 7. In a ticket-issuing machine, the combination with mechanism adapted to feed a continuous stri of tickets-containing'printed data, of a plura ity of perforators mounted in the machine and adapted to unch or perforate said tickets at the desired points, a series of resilient bars mounted in the paths of the perforators and eng ged by the ends of said perforators in pun h hjng the tickets and means for guiding the tickets and holding them against the pressure of the perforators.

' 8. In a ticket-issuing machine, the combination with ticket-issuing mechanism adapted to feed a continuous strip of tickets containing printed data in transverse parallel groups, of a pluralit of perforators adapted each to punch seihcted' data from said groups, a series of actuators to operate said perforators, a series of resilient members in the paths of said perforators and co-operating therewith in punchin the tickets, and means for guiding the tic etsinto ositions to be punchedand for holding t e same against the pressure of the perforators.

9. In a ticket-issuing machine, the combination with ticket-issuing devices, of a series of perforatorsadapted to punch or perforate said tickets at predetermined points, means in the rear of the ticket strip for holding the same against the pressure 0 the perforators, a series of resilient bars adjacent to the ends of the perforators and co-operating with said perforators in punching said tickets, a series of actuators arranged adjacent to the perforators. and means for operating said actuaperforator will punch se-- the tickets for holding them against the outward tors upon each ticket-feeding operation of the machine.

10. In a ticket-issuing machine, the combination with ticket-feeding devices including an operating lever, of a plurality of perticket at predetermined oints, saidperforators ha notches in t eir punc ends,

means in t e rear of the ticket strip for h0ld-' ing the same against the pressure of the per- .forators, a series of resilient .bars mounted in alinement with said notches and co-operating Withthe punches in punching the tickets, 'a I series of actuators to operate said perforators; and means interposed between said ac waters and said main operat' lever whereby the perforators are operate upon previous to each feeding operation of the machine.

11. In a ticket-issu1ug machine, the combinationwitha main operating lever, a feed roller, means interposed between said feed roller and said lever for operating said feed ,roller, ressure roller mounted-in contact with-sai feed roller, and means interposed between .said pressure roller and the main operating lever, whereby said pressure roller is removed from the'feed roller when said lever is moved'to the limit of its movement in one direction.

12. In a ticket-issuing-machine, the combination with ticket-issuing devices including an operating lever, of a plurality of perforators adapted to punch or perforate each ticket at predetermined oints, said perforators havin notches in t eir ends, means in the rear oi theticket strip for holding the same against the pressure of the perforators,

a series of resilient bars mounted in alinement with said notches and co-operating with the perforators in punching the tickets, a series ofactuators to eiperate saidperforators, and means interpose between said actuators and the operating lever of the machine whereby the punches or perforators are operated upon each initial movement of the o crating lever.

13. In a ticket-issuing mac 'ne, the combination with a ticket-issuing mechanism, of a perforator or punch to perforate each ticket, a resilient member lying in the path of the perfcrator or punch and co-operating with said perforator or punch in perforating said ticket, and means in the rear of the ticket strip for holding the same against the pressure of the punches.

14. In a ticket-issuing machine, the combination with ticketissuing mechanism, of a movable punch or perforator, a resilient member mounted in the rear of the ticket strip, means in the rear of the ticket strip for holding the same against the pressure of the punch or perforator, and a receptacle to reccive the punched portions of the ticket.

- 15. In a ticket-issuing machine, the comblnation wlth tlCkGiZ-ISSUlIlg mechanism, of a movable punch or perforator, a resilient 7 forators adapted to punch or perforate each member engaging said perforator in its operations, means in the rear of the ticket strip for holding the same against the pressure of the perforator, and a receptacle to receive the punched-out portions of the ticket.

16. In a ticket-issuing machine, a movable punch or perforator, in combination witharesilient member cooperating with the punch to perforate a ticket, and means for holdin the ticket strip against the pressure of said punch or perforator. a

4 17. In a ticket-issuing machine, a plurality of: punches, in combination with a correspondlng number of resilient members engaged by the ends of said punches in perforating the tickets, and means for holding the tickets against the pressure of the punches and the resilient members.

18. In a ticket-issuing machine, the combination of a punchor perforator, a-resilient bar mounted in the path of said punch or perforator an'd co-operating therewith *to punch the tickets, a perforated plate in the rear of the tickets and holding the same.

against thepressure of said punch orp erfor'at'or, and a receptacle to receive the punched portions of the tickets.

of each of said 19. In a ticket-issuing machine, the com-.

bination with a punch or perforat'or, of a res'ilient member mounted adjacent to the end I of said punch and co-operating therewith in punching the tickets, means for holding the tickets against said punch, and a receptacle to receive the punched portions of the tickets.

20: In'a ticket machine, a movable punch -a resilient bar mounted in the path of sai punch and engaging the ticket on'one side,

and means for shifting said punch to operative positions.

21. "In a ticket-machine, a series of ticket punches, a resilient bar mounted in the path unches and engaging the tickets on the si es opposite the punches in the o erations of punching the tickets, ,a slotted ate on the rear side of said punches for hol in the tickets'against the pressure ex erted t ereon .by the punches.

.22.' In a. ticket machine, the combination of a main operatinglever, a feed roller, and means interposed between said feed roller and said leverfor operating saidroller, a pressure roller, a plvotal frame upon which said pressure roller is mounted, lever and whereby said said ticket punches, the perforations in said plate being in alinernent with the resilient.

cars, and means operated by the main operating lever to actuate said punches.

24. In a ticket machine, the combination with feeding rollers, and a main operating lever, of a series of horizontal ticket punches, a series of vertical ticket punches, a perforated plate mounted adjacent to each of said ticket punches, the perforations in said plates being oblong and in alinement with the ticket punches, and resilientbars mounted in the paths of said punches parallel with the per silient memb'ers'mounted upon said perforated plates parallel with the openin sin said plates and adjacent to the punc es, and mechanism between said upper series of punches and said lower series of-punches, whereby all of said punches are operated-si multaneously from the main operating lever.

26. In a ticket-issuing machine, the combination with ticket-feeding rollers, and a main operating-lever, of a series of upper punches and a series of lower punches, a resilient member co-operating with each punch to perforate the tickets, means in the rear of the tickets for holding them against the pressure of the punches mechanism interposed be tween said upper and lower series of punches and the main operating lever, whereby said punches are simultaneouslyoperated upon each 0 eration of the lever, and means inter posed etween said operating lever and one of the feedingrollers, whereby said feeding roller is removed from an operative position when the lever is moved beyond the limit of its movement in feeding tickets.

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27. In a ticket-issuing machine, the combination with a main operating lever, and ticket feedin rollers, of an upper series of ticket punc es, a lower series of ticket punches, a resilient bar mounted in the path of each of said punches and co-opcra'ting and serving to initiallv retract each punch after eachperforating operation, means in the rear of the tickets to hold the same against the pressure of the punches, and mechanism inter osed between the lower series of with each punch in perforating the tickets punc es and the u per series ofpunches.

unc res .are simultaneously operated from t e main operating lever.

28. In a ticket-issuing machine, the com bination with ticket-feeding rollers, and a main operating lever, of an upper series of ticket punches, a lowerseries of ticketand adapted to initial y retract a punch after each operation, means for holding the tickets against the pressure of the punches, an aetuator-for eachpuneh, a eonneetion between the actuators of the upperseries of punehes, a connection hetweenthe actuators ol' the lower series olpunehes; a pitman to which the upper series of punches are connected, and to which the lowerseries oi actuators. are connected, and means on the main operating lever for aetuating' said .pitman.

4 29 in a-tieket-issuing machine, the coinhination with a feeding roll, a pressure roller mounted on pivotal arms above the feed roll, an arm-projectedfrom said pressure roller in the direction opposite to that ol" the supporting arms of said feed roll, a lever engaging saidoppositely projected arm, a link extemh ing dmvnwardly from said lever, a hell crank lever to whieh said link is connected, one arm tension device for increasin or decreasing the contact of the pressure roller and consisting of a spring engaging said pivotahfrai'ne at one end, a stud engaging said spring at the other end, a pin engaging said spring atan in termediate point, and an adjusting screw for said spring on one side of its intermediate connection, said adjusting screw heing extended from the outside of the casing of the machine andhaving an intermediateportion through which the adjusting movements are imparted tothe spring.

--31. In a ticket-issuing machine, a ticketl'eeding roll, a pressure roll to maintain the ticket strip in a suitable contact with the feed roll, a'pivotal frame upon whieh said pressure roll is mounted,-a spring seeured to the pivot of said l'raine, one end ol the spring engaging the frame, an adjusting plate engaged by the. other end of the spring. anda serew engaging said plate to regulate the tension of the spring and thereby maintain lhe pressure roll in suitable eontaet'nilh the feed roll.

In iestiinouv whereol' we allix our signanatures. in presenee of two wit nesses.

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